Abstract:Objective To investigate the risk factors and clinical characteristics of infection in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia after chemotherapy. Methods A total of 714 cases of children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia undergoing chemotherapy in our hospital were selected, and data including age, length of hospital, season in hospital, gender, site of infection, culture results of pathogenic microorganisms and laboratory examination were collected to analyze the risk factors and clinical characteristics of infection. Results The rate of infection after chemotherapy was 51.12%, and the main infection site was upper respiratory tract (26.58%), followed by pulmonary infection (15.89%). 83 pathogenic bacteria were obtained, including gram-negative bacilli (48.19%), gram-positive bacilli (32.53%), viruses (9.64%), fungi (6.02%), and mycoplasma pneumoniae (3.61%). Infection after chemotherapy was associated with glucocorticoids, prophylactic antibiotics, induced remission stage, length of hospital, neutrophils count, neutropenia duration, minimum hemoglobin, times of chemotherapy and season of hospitalization, with statistically significant differences (P?0.05). There was no significant correlation with age, sex, and lowest platelet count (P?>?0.05). Induced remission stage, long hospital stay, low neutrophil count, neutropenia duration, and frequent chemotherapy were independent risk factors for post-chemotherapy infection (P?0.05). Conclusion It is necessary to take effective measures to control the risk factors of infection after chemotherapy in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in clinical, so as to reduce the infection rate after chemotherapy and reduce the impact on the patient's condition.